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Understanding Autism From a College Student on the Spectrum

Brooke Simtob October 24, 2018

Hebrew word of the week: Balagan

Jewish Journal November 11, 2015

Hebrew word of the week: Balagan

Rare Ailment Occurs More in Ashkenazis

Nancy Sokoler Steiner June 9, 2005

After David Rudolph sprained his ankle during a basketball game, his father noticed that the second-grader couldn\’t seem to keep his left heel flat on the ground. The problem persisted, sidelining David from his position as catcher on his Little League team, and preventing him from progressing beyond his blue belt in karate.

‘Finding’ Asperger’s Changed His Life

Wendy J. Madnick April 3, 2003

In \”Finding Ben: A Mother\’s Journey Through the Maze of Asperger\’s,\” (McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books, 2003) author Barbara LaSalle writes about her family\’s struggle to help her young son overcome a baffling neurological disorder and have a \”regular\” existence. Misdiagnosed and maladjusted, Ben Levinson was labeled as everything from learning disabled to emotionally disturbed and was even committed to a psychiatric ward before LaSalle, a marriage and family counselor, was able to correctly diagnose him with Asperger\’s Syndrome (AS).